Doctor Who fans give Jenna-Louise Coleman the thumbs up

Jenna-Louise Coleman was praised for her role in the Doctor Who Christmas special (Picture: BBC)

The Doctor Who Christmas special has gone down a treat among viewers, with particular praise being reserved for new companion Jenna-Louise Coleman.

The 2012 festive instalment of the sci-fi show, titled The Snowmen, brought with it the inaugural appearance of Coleman in the role of Clara, the replacement for old Doctor Who companions Amy and Rory Pond, played by Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill.

And it seems the former Waterloo Road actress’s Doctor Who debut was a success, with fans singing her praises as she took on the role of Clara the governess, who meets the Timelord when he travels back to 1892.

The Doctor Who heads to 1892 for some Christmas fun (Picture: BBC)

One fan took to Twitter to say: ‘Jenna Louise Coleman is just wonderful. I love her as Clara!’ while another wrote: ‘Jenna Louise Coleman has just completely stolen this episode wow, she’s so perfect.’

‘Jenna Louise Coleman is absolutely dominating this stunningly. I can tell why the producers loved her,’ added another fan.

And though there was plenty of support of her acting skills, there was also some crudeness amongst the praise for Coleman on Twitter.

One male fan tweeted: ‘This new Doctor Who companion is making it very hard to keep my laptop level.’

‘The new assistant on Doctor Who is so hot! I think I’m in love#MightStartWatchingIt,’ said another.

The Christmas episode as a whole also went down well with viewers, with one writing: ‘Think I may have died and gone go heaven. Love doctor who and the writers.’

Smith and Coleman in The Snowmen (Picture: BBC)

Others sang the praises of showrunner Steven Moffatt, who packed The Snowmen full of references to past episodes of the series, as well as his other hit show Sherlock Holmes.

‘Only Moffat would give us a psychotic potato dwarf, a lesbian lizard and telepathic snow,’ enthused one fan.

Series seven of Doctor Who kicked off earlier this year and the Christmas special will be followed by eight more episodes in 2013.